Save a Life in About a Minute
As a doctor, you offer patients advice so they may live longer and healthier lives. Questions about sleep hygiene, exercise, eating habits, and/or psychosocial issues are common, but how often do you inquire about their seat belt use?
In 2010, seat belts were estimated to have saved 12,849 lives, and an additional 3341 could have been saved if worn frequently.
Please watch and share with your patients a brief video that helps raise awareness on this issue.
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Who’s Watching Your Wallet? Part II
Has a trusted employee ever stolen from you, or perhaps you know of a colleague to whom this has happened? Discovering a theft can be especially troublesome; more times than not it’s someone you’ve come to rely on and trust emphatically. Doctors are particularly susceptible because embezzlers exploit the very traits that make effective doctors: compassion, humanitarianism, and a desire to help.
It is estimated that embezzlement in some form occurs in over 80% of practices, and that an average of 8% to 10% of income is diverted. It is also estimated that 70% of embezzlers are repeat offenders, move from one practice to another, and are seldom reported to the authorities. Many times doctors deny that it could happen to them, or believe it was an isolated incident and feel sorry for the embezzler.
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How Physicians Can Cope With Stress
Everyone in every profession has to cope with stress. Some stress in the workplace is normal; it can be the factor that provides us with the energy and motivation we need to stay creative and productive. But too much stress can be toxic and have negative consequences.
Few people realize just how much stress we, as physicians, live with.
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Physician Assistants Can Fill the Gap
If you’re looking to recruit physicians to grow your practice, it may turn out to be a daunting challenge.
That’s because the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates that between now and 2015, the shortage of doctors across all specialties will quadruple. Previous estimates showed a baseline shortage of 39,600 doctors in 2015, but AAMC’s current estimates are closer to 63,000, with a worsening of shortages through 2025.
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